The Weight of Silence is a haunting novel exploring the disappearance of two young girls on a hot summer morning. Young Calli and Petra are classmates, neighbors and best friends. Petra is outgoing and sweet, Calli is a dreamer and silent- a terrible accident has caused her to silence her voice for years. Their disappearance shocks their community and unveils long buried secrets.

The story weaves between many different narratives: we spend time with Calli's mother and brother, Petra's father, the police officer in charge of the case, and with Calli herself. The slow unraveling of what happened that hot summer morning is taunt and suspenseful, full of sorrowful meditation and heartbreaking realizations.

--Reviewed by Heather

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